Suzette Laboy

Reporter & Producer

Summary

Multiplatform bilingual journalist with extensive experience reporting and producing for television and digital platforms. Former breaking news chaser and one-man-band journalist. Founder, President of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists South Florida chapter.

Work experience

2011Present

President

National Association of Hispanic Journalists - South Florida Chapter

Founding member of local NAHJ chapter and VP of Broadcast.

Aug 2014Sep 2015

Reporter & Producer

Fusion Media Network

Reporter and producer for millennial-based network where I covered national and international news, from the bleak future of the Florida Everglades to the different side of Guantanamo. Our partnership with ICIJ, other media outlets, on World Bank investigation won the ONA Al Neubarth Innovation in Investigative Journalism Award.

Oct 2004Aug 2014

Video & Print Reporter

The Associated Press

I wrote, shot, edited and produced video stories from Florida and the Caribbean under tight deadlines for a worldwide audience -- that ranged from the death of Anna Nicole Smith to the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin to the aliens of the sea. I worked on an AP analysis on survival rates at SeaWorld and the Cuban Twitter investigation and wrote articles that covered everything from hurricanes to the Hispanic community in Miami, fashion shows to travel packages. I also supervised teams during elections and led video workshops.

May 2002May 2004

Reporter & Producer

WRUF AM 850

Produced and hosted award-winning news magazine show“ Front Page on the Air,” a one-hour live radio program based in Gainesville, Fla., featuring local and breaking news reports. Produced daily newscasts and founded the independent segment,“ Speaking Out.”

Sep 2003May 2004

Anchor & Reporter

WUFT News 5

One-man band reporter for the local TV news station based at The University of Florida. Coordinated live shots. Anchored newscasts and weather reports.

May 2003Aug 2003

Investigative Producer

WTVJ NBC 6

Assisted award-winning investigative producer. Developed story ideas, conducted research while coordinating and producing interviews. Helped produce a story that won a 2004 Sunshine State Award presented by the Society of Professional Journalists.

Portfolio

Everglades Under Attack

Shrinking Crocs

Documenting police force in NYC

The side to Guantanamo you've never seen

Suzette explains GTMO's future with Jorge Ramos

AP analysis on orcas in captivity

Written Articles

Is U.S. ready to house Guantanamo's detainees?GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE (FUSION) – As the Obama administration pushes forward with its long-awaited plan to close the detention facility at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba, military officials are looking to the U.S. mainland as an alternate site to house the remaining detainees suspected of war crimes who would be brought over for trial or indefinite detention. But is the U.S. ready for that?http://fusion.net/story/185335/is-the-u-s-ready-to-house-guantanamos-detainees/

Man who chewed on other's face not on 'bath salts'MIAMI (AP) — Authorities may never know why a Florida man viciously attacked and chewed on the face of an older homeless man in Miami last month after lab tests failed to find components of "bath salts" in the system of the assailant, who was killed by police.http://bigstory.ap.org/article/man-who-chewed-others-face-not-bath-salts